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Helping the needy in Sky Street

The foundation decided to intervene after it learnt about the plight of the Sky Street community.

July 26, 2023

Fanie Mthupha 1 minute read

The team of Lesedi La Sehoole Foundation volunteers serves the hungry mouth in Sky Street. Back: Ntombi Sehoole, Mamogethi Rapola, Molebatsi Sehoole, Mogomotsi Sambo, and Zodwa Ndaba. Second row: Marina Mzimela. Front: Lesedi Sehoole, and twins Thoriso Rapola and Rorirang Rapola.

With the inflation rate exponentially pushing food prices up, more local households are struggling to put food on their tables.

To alleviate the situation, a Daveyton NPO, Lesedi La Sehoole Foundation, spread its wings on July 22 to descend on Sky Street in Cason to feed hundreds of hungry mouths.
With their food containers, people of all ages gathered outside the Samaritan House on Sky Street, where the volunteers served bread and warm soup.

One of the foundation directors, Mogomotsi Sambo, said as part of the NPO’s charity programme, they decided to intervene after some of them learnt about the plight of the Sky Street community.
Sambo encouraged more organisations to do likewise.

The team of Lesedi La Sehoole Foundation volunteers serves the hungry mouth in Sky Street. Back:

“A simple thing like soup and bread can go a long way, particularly for people who lack the means to buy something to eat.”
Sambo said the team went to the area with enough food to feed at least 300 people.

“Although we do most of our charity projects in Daveyton, such as clean-ups and food and clothing drives, our plans included servicing the whole of Ekurhuleni. We look to empower disabled individuals to have access to sporting facilities and competitions.”

He pointed out that although the foundation was officially registered early this year, the volunteers had organised several community projects since 2018. Most of their projects were funded by the volunteers’ little corporate organisation.

Beneficiaries who spoke to this journalist said: “We appreciate it very much. The soup is very nice, especially in this cold weather.”
The foundation said donations were welcome.

“They prepared delicious food and we really appreciate it.” These were the words of these residents who took the served food to their households to share with their family members.

“In the areas we serve, there is a great need for help because there is too much poverty, and many people are unemployed, with some households even child-headed.”
Donations to support the organisation’s programmes can be food, toiletries, clothing such as shoes and blankets, and monetary donations.
To learn more about the foundation and its projects, visit www.sehoolefoundation.co.za

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